Lethbridge Herald

1 week ago | lethbridgeherald.com | Al Beeber

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 17, 2025. The Alberta NDP and Friends of Medicare advocacy organization have raised alarms about the provincial government’s proposed legislation that will allow people suffering from addictions and mental illness who are deemed a threat to themselves or others to be treated against their will.

1 week ago | lethbridgeherald.com | Al Beeber

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 17, 2025. Efforts to raise $30 million to improve cardiac care in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat are paying off. Three new donation commitments totalling $350,000 mean a fundraiser to establish the Southern Alberta Cardiac Centre of Excellence has reached about a third of its goal. Campaign manager Jordan Cleland said Wednesday about $10 million has been raised one third of the way through the self-imposed 30 month deadline to get the centre established.

1 week ago | lethbridgeherald.com | Al Beeber

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 16, 2025. With no official business motions, submissions or presentations on the agenda, Lethbridge city council met only briefly on Tuesday before going into a closed session. Council unanimously approved the consent agenda which included five first readings of bylaws. Bylaws given first reading were: 1) Bylaw 6481 - Downtown Business Improvement Area tax rate bylaw.

1 week ago | lethbridgeherald.com | Al Beeber

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 16, 2025. The Alberta government on Tuesday introduced legislation that will subject addicts to intervention if they are deemed likely to harm themselves or others. Bill 53, Compassionate Intervention Act, if passed, will give a way for treatment or care plans to be requested by family members, health care professionals, guardians, police/peace officers for individuals with severe addictions.

1 week ago | lethbridgeherald.com | Al Beeber

By Al Beeber - Lethbridge Herald on April 16, 2025. Housing starts in Alberta are up 18 per cent from the record-breaking first quarter of 2024. The province led Canada from January through March, according to the Canadian Mortgage Housing Corporation. Alberta, with less than 13 per cent of Canada’s population, led the country with more than 25 per cent of all housing starts through the first three months of 2025.